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BRACE 2 Shets-Sheet '2 Filed Feb. 28, 1936 Patented nee. 15, 1936 j2,064,077 'i UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFICE.

Benjamin Paris, Wellington, New Zealand Application February 28, 1936,Serial No. 66,265

In New Zealand February 28, 1935 3 Claims. (Cl. 241-13) This inventionrelates to braces and belts for button tab I0. Upon the belt beingpassed around supporting trousers and the like wearing apthe body, thetab 8 is inserted through the loop 4 parel. and the eye 9a engaged overthe stud part 9, as The object of the invention is to enable the shownin Figure 2, necessary adjustment being straps of a pair of braces to beused as a belt made by the buckle 3. l 5 independently of each other.Referring now to Figures 4 to 6, of the draw- According to the presentinvention, on one or ings, instead of the fork being formed by passingboth straps forming the braces, a brace tab is perone strap through theother it is separately manently secured on the metal loop at one endformed. This fork is formed of two thicknesses of 10 of a strap by thestud portion of a dome fasmaterial, such as leather, the bottom piece I410 tener, which enables such to be folded over to rehaving tongues I5formed integral with it. Metal ceive the button tab or, when the strapis to be hooks I6 are inserted between the piece I4 and used as a belt,opened for insertion into the metal the upper piece II, the pieces I 4and I'I and the loop at the other end of the strap when the buthooks I6being Secured tgethel by means 0f the ton tab at such loop has beenremoved. stud portions I8 of dome fasteners. The other 15 The inventionwill be described with the aid parts I9 of the dome fasteners areinsertedin of the accompanying drawings, whereinzthe ends of thetongues. The button tabs are Figure l is a view of the braces assembled.connected to the lower part of the fork in any of Figure 2 shows a viewof one of the straps of the usual ways, such as by rivets 2|. 'I'he forkis 20 the brace used as a belt. attached to the straps I and 2 bypassing the 20 Figure 3 is a view showing the loop of one tongues I5through thelloops 4 of the Straps and strap through which the otherstrap may be securing them by the dOIne fasteners. The loops passed 4engage the hooks I 6.

Figure 4 is a modied form of the braces. The tongues l5 may be madeSeparate from the Figure 5 is a plan of the fork used in the braces,fork and xed to it by the stud portions I8 of the 25 shown in Figure 4.dome fasteners.

Figure 6 is a side View of such fork. This construction enables thequick assembly Referring to the drawings, and rst to Figures of theparts of the braces and also enables the l to 3, the straps I and 2 haveadjusting buckles straps to be quickly removed from the fork so 3 andmetal loops 4 and 5 at their respective back that either of the straps Ior 2 can be used as a 30 and front ends. The loops 4 at the back ends ofbelt, as shown in Figure 2. To enable such straps the straps have usualbutton tabs 6 inserted to be used as a belt, the front ends would betherethrough and secured by dome fasteners 'I, so provided with the tab8 from which the button that they can be removed and replaced when tabI0 is removed when the tab 8 is inserted into desired. The metal loops 5carried by the front the loop 4, as in Figure 2. 35

adjustable ends of the straps have brace tabs 8 What I Claimisipermanently secured to them by the stud porl. Supporting braces fortrousers and the like tion of the dome fasteners 9, the other part oreye including a pair ofstraps each having one end 9a of the domefastener being inserted in the free portion fOldable upon itself t0DIOVide e 100D, e 40 end of the tab so that these tabs 8 can be openedbllekle engaged With each 100Ded' end portion oi 40 and closed toreceive the button tabs I0, as indisaid straps, a metallic loop fixed tothe other end cated in Figure 1, where one tab 8 is shown open of eachof the straps, Other metalli@ 100ps loosely and the other closed. Theusual metal hook II engaged with the looped portions of each of the canbe inserted on the dome fastener in each case straps, a button tabarrangement removably ento give greater support for the button tabs.gaged with each of the fixed loops, a foldable 45 The strap 2 is formedwith an eye I2 by stitchbrace tab permanently secured to each of the inga strip of similar material thereto, as shown movable metallic loops, aseparable fastener on in Figure 3, and through this eye the other strapeach of the foldable tabs so that each of the foldis passed. It will benoticed that aline of stitchable tabs can be folded over to .form areceiving ing is parallel with the direction of the strap I to loop fora button tab or opened for insertion into 50 ensure the strap lyingcorrectly. the corresponding fixed metal loop when the but- When it isdesired to use one of the straps as a ton tab has been removed thusenabling each of belt, its button tab 6 is disengaged from the loop thestraps to be used as a belt. 4, and the brace tab 8 opened bydisengaging the 2. Supporting braces as claimed in claim 1, inportion Saof the dome fastener and removing the cluding an eye formed in one strapso as to sld- 55 each of the straps, other metallic loops loosely Yengaged with the looped portions of each of the straps, a button tabarrangement removably engaged With each of the fixed loops andcomprising a forked member, fixed tabs at the outer end .of said member,foldable tabs at the inner end of said member for removable anddetachable engagement with the fixed metallic loops, a foldable bracetab permanently secured to each of the removable metallic loops, aseparable fastener on each of the foldable tabs so that each of thefoldable tabs can be folded over to form a receiving loop for a buttontab or opened for insertion into the corresponding fixed metal loop whenthe but- -ton tab arrangement has been removed thus enabling each of thestraps to be used as a belt.

BENJAMIN PARIS.

